Váfa

Old Norse Dictionary - váfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "váfa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

váfa
u, f. a ghost, spectre, shade, Grett. 112 A; very freq. in mod. usage, but sounded vofa, Ísl. Þjóðs.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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